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AI's role in oil and gas extraction could worsen climate pollution, study finds · 2 sources tracked

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A new analysis suggests that the use of AI by the oil and gas industry could significantly increase climate pollution. The research indicates that AI's role in enhancing fossil fuel extraction might lead to 3.3 to 13.3 times more climate pollution than the energy consumed by AI data centers themselves. This development is concerning as it implies AI's contribution to climate change could be far greater than initially anticipated, even when not factoring in the energy demands of AI infrastructure. AI

IMPACT AI's application in fossil fuel extraction may exacerbate climate change, potentially outweighing the environmental costs of AI infrastructure itself.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a study's findings on the potential negative environmental impact of AI in the fossil fuel industry, which falls under commentary on AI's societal implications.

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AI's role in oil and gas extraction could worsen climate pollution, study finds · 2 sources tracked

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "they found that Big Oil’s use of AI to produce more oil and gas could create 3.3 to 13.3 times more climate pollution than powering AI’s data centers." https:/

    "they found that Big Oil’s use of AI to produce more oil and gas could create 3.3 to 13.3 times more climate pollution than powering AI’s data centers." https:// heated.world/p/ais-climate-pro blem-is-worse-than All AI services are actively destructive and should be treated as a …

    LINKS heated.world/…/ais-climate-problem-is-wor…
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    AI is helping fossil fuel firms to extract more oil and gas, and they’re outpacing renewables – meaning the technology could prove dangerous for the climate eve

    AI is helping fossil fuel firms to extract more oil and gas, and they’re outpacing renewables – meaning the technology could prove dangerous for the climate even without considering the environmental cost of data centres. That’s according to a paper that highlighted assumptions a…

    LINKS techfinitive.com/…/ai-is-great-for-renewa… techfinitive.com/…/ai-in-aviation-how-mac…

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